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[UPDATED] AVENGEMENT: Win A Free Advanced Copy On iTunes For The New Scott Adkins Action Drama

Update (Saturday April 20, 9:35pm EST): This contest has officially expired. EARLIER: We’re officially one month away from a really important embargo lift on reviews for Jesse Johnson’s teeth-gnashing and bloody bareknuckle siege drama, Avengement. Really though, safe to say you’re likely already sold on the film if you’re a fan of Scott Adkins and/or you’ve kept your ear close to the pulse enough. For this, it also means you’re reading this article and as such, we’ve been selected among other bloggers and website runners to give away up to three iTunes codes for hungry fans to access the upcoming action thriller ahead of it’s May 24 release from Samuel Goldwyn Films. If you’re not familiar with the ins and outs of the film yet, read on: While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the […]

AVENGEMENT: Scott Adkins Comes Home For A Pint This Summer In The UK

AVENGEMENT: Scott Adkins Comes Home For A Pint And Some Payback This Summer In The UK

Lee B. Golden III

Filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson’s Avengement is well on the way and the gospel going around is that’s pretty much gonna be a blast. Samuel Goldwyn is poised for a North American theatrical and VoD release on May 24 while the good folks at UK distro banner, Dazzler, have already begun their campaign with a trailer rollout via Twitter about a week ago. The push continued on Tuesday with an official announcement of its June 17 release on digital download and on Blu-Ray and DVD beginning July 1. British action star Scott Adkins, after causing a world of calamity going toe-to-toe with an all-star line-up in Johnson’s Triple Threat, plays a down on his luck boxer out of prison on furlough, and a score to settle with the people who put him there, effectively turning him into a hardened, cold-blooded killer. Also starring are Craig Fairbrass from Rise Of The Footsoldier, […]

AVENGEMENT: What Doesn’t Kill Scott Adkins Makes Him Stronger In The Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

With Jesse V. Johnson’s Triple Threat reaping rewards this week ahead of it’s VoD/Digital HD release, the celebrated filmmaker has another down the pipeline with action star Scott Adkins for Avengement, aiming to draw action fans back in select theaters and VOD on May 24. While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold-hearted killer. It’s an epic, bloody battle to search for the soul he lost years ago on the streets of an unforgiving city. The official trailer is here and packing the brutal beatings in to sample with. Craig Fairbass, Nick Moran, young actor Thomas Turgoose and actress Kierston Wareing also star along with Adkins’ fellow Debt Collector, Louis Mandylor.

Jesse V. Johnson’s TRIPLE THREAT Is A Showdown Every Bit Worthy Of It’s Title

Khalil Barnett

In the opening scene of Jesse V. Johnson’s film, TRIPLE THREAT, Payu (Tony Jaa) and Jaka (Iko Uwais) meet in a Maha Juyan jungle setting during a high stakes rescue mission. They fight briefly amid the chaos of gunfire, each of them instantly delivering a whirlwind volley of homespun moves from their respective catalogues – these familiar to anyone that has followed their separate, impressive oeuvre. And though that initial fight ends briefly, it’s exclamation a bomb detonation that interrupts the melee, the scene still plays to the sort of wish fulfillment that lies at the foundation of many a speculative debate among fans of the martial arts genre. In this way Triple Threat’s premise is a promise, and the rest of its runtime delivers in generous servings. The jungle sequence is the catalyst, introducing us to many of the stars (Michael Jai White, Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen, Michael Bisping, […]

ABDUCTION: Watch The First Trailer For The Scott Adkins/Andy On Double Header

Lee B. Golden III

One man lost in time without his daughter. Another man on a desperate search for his missing wife… That’s the narrative you can immediately pluck from the first official trailer for Roger Corman/Henry Luk-produced thriller, Abduction, from Red Sea Media. Director Ernie Barbarash joins once more with action star Scott Adkins of Assassination Games, and in turn, reuniting Adkins with actor and martial arts star Andy On nearly seventeen years since starring as opposites in Tsui Hark’s Black Masks 2: City Of Masks. The films looks surprisingly more sci-fi than anything given what we see in the trailer now compared to previous updates. Rest assured, having Adkins and On back-to-back and stretching their action muscles with Tim Man on board for the action design however means promise for the fans, no less. A man steps out of a park fountain in Ho Chi Minh City with no recollection of who […]

Punchy-Punch-Punch!!! The First IP MAN 4: THE FINALE Trailer Is Online!

Lee B. Golden III

They say “ask and you shall receive”… I opined on some thoughts back in Fall of 2013 over whether or not we deserved more Undisputed films shepherded by action star Scott Adkins at a time when fans were pining for a fourth stint at Boyka fanfare. My diatribe included a nod to the prospects of seeing the British cult film star join forces with the likes of Asian action film favorite, Donnie Yen, and in the time since then, they’ve teased a little here and there… And that was it by the time cameras rolled for the now fourth and final entry in Yen’s longstanding hit kung fu franchise exploring the life, times, mythological action and splendor of the Wing Chun master who would tend to his greatest-achieving student, Bruce Lee. Mandarin Motion Pictures will be obliging fans beginning this summer with a date pending. Ip Man (Donnie Yen) has […]

Jesse V. Johnson’s TRIPLE THREAT Multiplies With Its Starry Action Cinema Line-Up

Lee B. Golden III

There’s no real shortage of action movies in the industry. The rarity, however, lies in seeing so many talented household names under one banner (save for The Expendables franchise of late) in a film like Jesse V. Johnson’s newest ensemble gathering, Triple Threat. The film presents a familiar, albeit intriguing, classic betrayal/revenge story that dares to do what Hollywood thusfar won’t do; Granted, piting together the likes of martial arts action cinema favorites like Tony Jaa, Tiger Chen, Iko Uwais, Scott Adkins, Michael Jai White, and Jeeja Yanin doesn’t deem as lucrative in a market saturated by superhero movies coming out of its orifices. Still, you can’t deny that a marquee like this isn’t mouthwatering, if only for the fact that once upon a time, a film like this would have seen a nationwide release as big as James Cameron’s True Lies or John McTiernan’s The Predator. A one-night only […]

AVENGEMENT: Scott Adkins Mean-Mugs The Official U.S. Poster

Lee B. Golden III

The key leg of marketing begins for the new crime thriller, Avengement, from director Jesse V. Johnson in his sixth stint with action star, actor Scott Adkins. Headed for a May 24 theatrical and VOD release, Adkins is now front-and-center, emblazoned on the newest official poster from Samuel Goldwyn Films who announced their acquisition on Wednesday. While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold-hearted killer. It’s an epic, bloody battle to search for the soul he lost years ago on the streets of an unforgiving city. Adkins’ next volley of action and thrills arrives next week with Triple Threat in theaters for one night on March 19 and on VOD March 22. That’ll be coupled with screenings in Germany and at the Fighting Spirit Film Festival in the UK […]

AVENGEMENT: Samuel Goldwyn Picks Up Scott Adkins Action Thriller For May Theatrical/VOD Release

Lee B. Golden III

As of Wednesday, 2019 is officially set to be a banner year for director Jesse V. Johnson whose next film, Avengement, will now open in select theaters and VOD on May 24 in the U.S. from Samuel Goldwyn Films. The film marks the latest reunion for Johnson with martial arts star Scott Adkins in their sixth shared credit together following recent successes like Savage Dog, Accident Man, The Debt Collector and the upcoming release of Triple Threat from Well Go USA. While released on furlough from prison, a lowly criminal evades his guards and returns to his old haunts to take revenge on the people that made him a cold-hearted killer. It’s an epic, bloody battle to search for the soul he lost years ago on the streets of an unforgiving city. Johnson is keeping properly busy these days promoting Triple Threat as it approaches its one-night theatrical rollout on […]

ACCIDENT MAN 2 Is Officially In The Works

Lee B. Golden III

On Monday, action fans needn’t look any further than the latest blurb over at The Action Elite for the latest update on Accident Man. Director Jesse V. Johnson confirmed that Sony has given the team the go to advance the story that would return Adkins to the big screen. “Stu is writing the script at the moment.” says Johnson. “I haven’t seen it but I’ve seen all the drafts. Sony gave us a thumbs up and the greenlight so it’s definitely in progress. It’ll be very exciting.” Small penned the script for the first installment based on the original comic from Pat Mills and Tony Skinner which launched in the U.K. through formerly existing publisher, Toxic!. Adkins, who also took on the role of exec producer, stars in the title role of Mike Fallon, a professional assassin and clean-up expert whose cavalier attitude changes when he learns his beloved girlfriend, […]

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Owens’ THE INTERGALACTIC ADVENTURES OF MAX CLOUD Wraps With Adkins, Flanagan Starring

Lee B. Golden III

Just as martial arts star Scott Adkins is out in the UK with the long-awaited release of Undisputed: Fight For Freedom, the Incoming star has just finished filming his latest return to intergalactic sci-fi with The Intergalactic Adventures Of Max Cloud according to Screendaily. Martin Owens (Let’s Be Evil, upcoming Killers Anonymous) directs from his own script written with screenwriter Sally Collet which centers on a space cruiser that crashes on a planet which happens to be home to an intergalactic prison. Adkins stars along with Tommy Flanagan (Sons Of Anarchy), actress Lashana Lynch and actors Elliot Langridge, John Hannah and Jason Maza. UK-based financing, sales and production banner Goldfinch is shopping the film at the European Film Market beginning this week. Goldfinch also reps rights to the film in the UK and China and with rights sold to Flix365 for representation in the U.S., NZ/Australia, Germany, Austria and Japan, […]

ACCIDENT MAN Is The Quintessential Scott Adkins Action Movie (Reprint)

Lee B. Golden III

Martial arts fandom persists with the help of flourishing successes in film and TV. Direct-to-video releases, an underdog portion of the current market, sputters due no less to the profusion of torrents but nevertheless remains tenacious in its stability for fans and consumers. It’s an endurance that keeps burgeoning actors like UK martial artist and fan favorite, Scott Adkins, relevant long enough to see progress on more than one front in the last twenty years as he has been. Indeed, twenty years is a long time for anyone to put their physicality and well-being through the blender to maintain peak screenfighting athleticism, and all while forseeing prospects in a field where the likes of celebrated crossover stars such as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, and the emerging crop of stunt and film talent from around the internet, have all brought to question the legitimacy of growing stunt professionals into principal […]

Premiere: SEIZED Rolls Cameras In Mexico With Florentine, Adkins Back On Set

Lee B. Golden III

The week has commenced and principal photography is underway for Isaac Florentine’s Seized. His last film in directing capacity with action star Scott Adkins on Close Range turned out to be quite the less-than-impressive feat for some fans despite some solid performances on the action front, and so hopefully the duo who’ve been kicking it on set together for sixteen years now will finally find their footing together in a setting other than the prison confines of Boykaworld. The news comes following Adkins’ arrival several days ago to Mexico announced via Instagram Story as production rose imminent where he’ll be joined with actor Mario Van Peebles whose role remains undisclosed. The British action star and actor has several more lined-up from this point on, including two pictures with Jesse Johnson for Triple Threat and Avengement, and Wilson Yip’s latest Donnie Yen starrer for Ip Man 4. Read on: Premiere Entertainment […]

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SEIZED: Adkins Takes To Instagram To Confirm Isaac Florentine Thriller On Location In Mexico

Lee B. Golden III

Follow actor and martial arts star Scott Adkins on Instagram on Friday and you’ll spot a Story post highlighting his continued adventures with gym hype and his latest venture with WanWan Protein. The post also confirms his arrival to Mexico to commece production on the new action thriller, Seized, which was teased in the markets with a sales poster presented by Premiere Entertainment Group. Carl Rizk, an ex-covert operative who’s moved to a small quiet town in Oregon to raise his son and daughter gets awakened by a phone call and message from a modulated voice telling him that both his children have been kidnapped and buried alive with just enough air to survive for the next 5 hours. In order to ever see his children alive again, Rizk has to take on three distinct groups of highly-skilled criminals and kill each and every one of them. But he has […]

AFM 2018: Scott Adkins Thriller, KARMOUZ WAR, Shops Around For Premiere Through Next Week

Lee B. Golden III

Peter Mimi’s latest 1952-set thriller, Karmouz War, saw a release in Egypt over the summer and now the film will be setting sail in the marketplace courtesy of Premiere Entertainment Group. The Los Angeles-based company has launched talks with buyers for the film which stars Amir Karara opposite action star Scott Adkins, and is penned by Mimi from a story by producer Mohamed El Sobky. A British soldier (Adkins) is locked up by his own army for military misconduct, but is unleashed by the British as their secret weapon when fighting the Egyptian soldiers, who are led by General Yousef al-Masri in Karmouz, Alexandria during English-occupied Egypt. Karim Gawish served as executive producer for Lucid Film. The project is also one of a few titles being handled by Premiere at the moment with the aforementioned action star and there aren’t any headlines officiating so I’m not mentioning it here, but […]

AVENGEMENT: Scott Adkins Goes To Prison In New Set Photos And Stills

Lee B. Golden III

Production is already underway for Jesse Johnson’s entry next in Scott Adkins action film fandom Avengement, and both star and director have just featured the latest look at our protagonist in two new photos from the set. Judging by the overall look, costumes and hashtags, the new thriller sounds much like it’ll be in a prison/escape setting to foundate the plot, telling of Cain Burgess, a lowly criminal who sets out to his old stomping grounds to get even with the people who made him a cold-hearted killer. Joined by actor Louis Mandylor, Johnson and Adkins are freshly coming off of recent ceremony over gangster buddy action dramedy, The Debt Collector, one in a continuing string of titles they’ve principally shared in the last several years including Savage Dog and graphic novel adaptation, Accident Man. Dan Styles and Luke LaFontaine are rejoining the action design efforts according to Johnson’s Instagram […]

Review: THE DEBT COLLECTOR Pays In Full With Another Solid Adkins/Johnson Package

Lee B. Golden III

The past several years have seen quite a bit from stunt multi-hyphenate and filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson. Notable efforts like the classy and cool noir, The Beautiful Ones, and down and dirty action thrillers like Savage Dog and Accident Man have all come to pass as some of the best the genre has put out by far, and not without the measured efforts of our director in his current stride with actor Scott Adkins – a dauntless screen talent with twenty years in film and television – who is a continual quest to break more ground as a prospective mainstream entertainer. It’s a period that’s lasted since before Johnson’s third film, Pit Fighter, on which Adkins appeared in a brief role; three years after the burgeoning action star laid claim in a breakout capacity on Isaac Florentine’s 2003 direct-to-video hit, Special Forces. Since then, the U.K. actor has been fortunate […]

IP MAN 4 Casts Scott Adkins

Lee B. Golden III

If the recent, explosive trailer for Egyptian actioner, Karmouz Wars, wasn’t enough to get your blood pumping, take heed of actor, action star and celebrated “Boyka” screen persona, Scott Adkins who just blew more minds via Instagram hailing his addition to Ip Man 4 with reprising star/director duo Donnie Yen and Wilson Yip. Details on his role weren’t made available nor any other casting names, although the plot does hint at the return of a young Bruce Lee previously played by Danny Chan in the 2016 third installment. I’m extremely excited to report that I’m currently in China shooting Ip Man 4 with the great @donnieyenofficial who I have been a huge fan of since the 80’s. Donnie personally asked me to play this part and for sure you guys won’t be disappointed, especially with our action director being the legendary Yuen Woo Ping. I consider the Ip Man films […]

Trailer: Scott Adkins VS. All Of Egypt In KARMOUZ WAR!

Lee B. Golden III

I imagine further retooling will be applied for any Western profusion of Peter Mimi’s latest, Karmouz War. Needless to say, he’s got something pretty feasible on his hands with local Egyptian actor Amir Karara starring as a police officer during the tumultuous reign of King Farouk – Egypt’s last king. He’ll be joined opposite martial arts star Scott Adkins in his Egyptian debut and no less judging by the trailer, turning Egypt upside down while going toe-to-toe with Karara in the course of things. The film will open on the week of June 14 in Egypt in time for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which is all we know until we learn which sales agency gets it first for market repping so, stay tuned for that news as well. Enjoy the trailer!

INCOMING: Scott Adkins Sci-Fi Thriller Lands An Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Eric Zaragoza’s directorial debut gets the pleasure of having one of the fandom’s most prolific and admired action stars, Scott Adkins, billed first, front and center. The official trailer for sci-fi actioner, Incoming, has been on a slow, progressive rollout this week ahead of a select May 4 release having initially debuted on iTunes. Peter Martin at ScreenAnarchy has exclusively presented a wider release of the trailer to help spark interest. The International Space Station is now a prison — the ultimate black site. No one’s getting out. And no one knows it’s there. But when the imprisoned terrorists take over the Station and turn it into a missile aimed at Moscow, only a shuttle pilot and a rookie doctor can stop them. Their task is complicated by a rogue CIA agent (Adkins) who has his own plans for the station and the terrorists within. Also starring are Aaron McCusker, […]